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(1907) [MARC] Author: Thomas Alfred Fischer
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threw up his commission as Lieut.-Colonel, but when the
Russian War broke out afresh he joined the ranks again
at the express desire of General Lewenhaupt (1741).
As a special envoy of the King to the Russian General
Lascy, he did valuable service. It was not till 1762 that
he finally took his leave. Four years later he died,
having reached the great age of eighty-one years.

We next come to Albrekt Gerner,1 who was the son of
Andrew Gerner and Elizabeth Pfeif, the daughter of
the Bishop of Reval. Andrew had been used in the
diplomatic service by the Riksmarshall de la Gardie,
who sent him to Vienna as envoy. He died on the 23rd
of February 1683. One, or, according to others, two years
before his death, his son Albrekt was born. He first
studied at the University of Upsala before he entered the
army. When King Charles XII. in 1705 defeated the
Russian army near Holofzin, he noticed Ensign Gerner
after the battle saluting him at the head of his regiment
with the splintered stump of a flag which had been
saved by him. Upon inquiry the King learned that both
the captains, both the lieutenants, and the whole of the
men had been either killed or wounded except thirteen.
Gerner also was wounded, and had two horses shot under
him. His bravery excited the King’s admiration, who
promised him speedy promotion. But the terrible
misfortune of Poltawa overtook him before he could fulfil
his promise. Gerner was made captive and carried to
Moskow. Thence he was sent to a small town called
Solimanskoj in Siberia, where he suffered much distress.
He succeeded, however, in gaining the favour of the
Governor, who even permitted him to go outside the
boundaries for the purpose of hunting. Gerner used
his liberty to persuade two peasants who were well

1 Andrew’s parents were Albrekt Gerner and Maria Watson.

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